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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1940

3,549 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 178

Sport & Sportsmen in the Sportlight of the Week. Cricket. Bowman Park, Muswellbrook I, Muswellbrook Ii. Bowls. T. Clendinning, A. Peachey. GOLF. A. C. Lawrie. CYCLING. Muswellbrook and Demnan Cyclists.. the Rifle. G. Post. SWIMMING. Bobby Robb. CRICKET

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

Enthusiasts who anticipated cricket of outstanding merit in the play-off games of the district premiership between Bowman Park and Victoria Park…

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BOWLS Fours Championship

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 6

The semi-finals of the Hunter Association’s annual fours championship he played at East Maitland and Lorn Park to-morrow…

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Swimming Carnival Diphtheria Immunisation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 10

The Cossnock Municipal health in spool or (Mr. 1). Caskey) reports that on Tuesday 196 Children presented themselves at Cessnock Hospital for…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 1

We were informed by the Secretary of the Bunnan Cricket Club that Bunnan would not field a team against Scone to-morrow (Saturday), the…

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Tennis Talk

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 8

Now that Easter is almost on us, tennis players are looking forward to going to various tournaments…

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Tennis Exhibition Interstate Players Coming

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 5

Local tennis fans are locking forward to Monday night next, when the International player, L. Schwartz, and three interstate players in…

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Kurri Rugby League Officers Elected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 8

At the adjourned annual meeting of Kurri Kurri Kugby League Football Club, held in the club rooms on Tuesday…

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Cricket Team

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 7

The following will represent Singleton Intermediate High School v. Mitchell's Flat to-morrow: C. Sneesby, C. Perram, D. Brucderlin, C…

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School Cricket

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 7

Elliott opposed Howe in both A and B grade at Howe Park this afternoon. Howe House was successful in the A grade, and Elliott House won the B…

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Dungog Swimming Baths Grant of £250

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 5

Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., has been informed by the Minister for Works and Local Government as follows: With reference to the proposed…

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Grant for Swimming peol GUNGOG

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 3

The [?] legal government her advised for C.E. [?] M.L.A. [?] a grast of 3235 to [?]…

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Tennis Association Annual Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Scone and district Hardcourts Tennis Association was held at the C. W. A. Rooms on the 29th February. The…

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BOXING Hall Defeats Farrington SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 6

Joe Hall (9.51) Outpointed Frank Farringron ([?].6) in the main boxing contest at the Leichhardt Stadlors last night It was a colourless…

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Kurri Golf Club Annual Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

At the annual meeting of Kurii Kurri Golf Club on Wednesday night the secretary, Mr. T. Paterson, submitted the…

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SWIMMING Nine-Year-Old Does Well SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 5

A newcomer to swimming races nine-year-old Harry Delaney, won the 35 yards junior freestyle handicap conducted in the singleton baths…

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Rugby League Trials At Sports Ground on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 7

Trial matches in the form of Possibles and Probables will usher in on Sunday a season which we all hope will [?]…

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Dungog Golf Club Successful Year Reviewed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 3

In his report to the annual meeting of Dungog Golf Club on Wednesday night last, the club secretary, Mr. R. Jonas, reviewed what he…

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Night Tennis ‘Wales v. Combined Banks

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 6

Officers of the Bank of N.S.W. were defeated by a team representing the combined banks of west Maitland in a tennis match last night the final…

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Bowls Social on the Green Benefit for Hospital Auxiliary

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 5

Though the attendance could have been, better, there was a fair assembly on the bowling green on Wednesday evening, when the…

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Exhibition Tennis Inter-State Players DUNGOG

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 3

Dungog [?] are looking forward to Monday night next when the international player L. Schwann and thres inter-state player. A…

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